Description
gilt-edged Maltese cross with ball-tipped finials and double-headed crowned Serbian eagles between the arms of the cross
one of which shows a group of seamen wearing gas masks
60mm (x97mm including crown suspension)
with further markings directly above that are blacked-out
left for his new unit on February 13th and joined them in the field on the 15th
Germany, Gdr. A National People’s Army (Nva) Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Grade, With Case certificate_of_authenticity gilt-edged Maltese cross with ball-tipped(Verdienstmedaille der Nationalen Volksarmee in Silber mit Etui). Instituted 1 June 1956. (1956 1990 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with pentagonal bronze backplate and horizontal pinback, the obverse with raised figures representing the Army, Navy, and Air Force, circumscribed by an inscription of FR HERVORRAGENDE VERDIENST NATIONALE VOLKSARMEE (FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE NATIONAL PEOPLES ARMY), the